1978 VFL Round 12: St Kilda v Fitzroy

This is the match report for the match played on 24 June 1978 between St Kilda and Fitzroy during round 12 of the 1978 VFL season. St Kilda hosted Fitzroy at Moorabbin Oval. In the absence of Harvey Merrigan, vice-captain Garry Wilson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Mike Patterson and the visitors were coached by Graham Campbell.

St Kilda
I. Baker, T. Barker, G. Bond, B. Breen, M. Bromberg, G. Cunningham, C. Ditterich, J. Dunne, D. Evans, R. Greene, R. Hunt, G. Lofts, M. O'Keefe, V. Perovic, J. Sarau, I. Sartori, G. Sidebottom, P. Stevens, R. Tweeddale, G. Young

Fitzroy
G. Wilson (capt.), R. Alexander, B. Beecroft, B. Brown, P. Brown, R. Carter, M. Conlan, C. Hansen, R. Hodges, W. Irwin, P. Keays, W. Linton, G. McCarthy, D. McMahon, B. Padley, B. Quinlan, L. Serafini, C. Smith, A. Thompson, R. Walls

St Kilda (17.9.111) were defeated by Fitzroy (20.14.134).

Goalkickers
St Kilda: G. Young (10), R. Greene (3), T. Barker, R. Hunt, J. Sarau, R. Tweeddale
Fitzroy: B. Beecroft (4), W. Irwin (4), D. McMahon (4), M. Conlan (2), B. Padley (2), B. Quinlan (2), R. Walls, G. Wilson

As a result of this match, St Kilda were then 8th on the ladder (down from 6th) and Fitzroy were then 11th on the ladder (up from 12th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1978 VFL Season
Round: Round 12
Teams: St Kilda v Fitzroy
Date: Saturday 24 June 1978
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Moorabbin Oval
Attendance: 15,822

Match Results

Outcome: St Kilda def. by Fitzroy
Score: 17.9.111 - 20.14.134

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
St Kilda 4 . 2 6 . 3 13 . 5 17 . 9 17 . 9 (111)
Fitzroy 4 . 4 8 . 6 14 . 9 20 . 14 20 . 14 (134)
Margin FITZ by 2 FITZ by 15 FITZ by 10 FITZ by 23 FITZ by 23
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Mike Patterson (St Kilda), Graham Campbell (Fitzroy)
Captains: unknown (St Kilda), Garry Wilson (Fitzroy)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Deller, G. Marcy

Player Statistics

St Kilda

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
20 Baker, Ian ? ? 0 4 19 19 0 3 0 4 1
1 Barker, Trevor ? ? 1 0 17 14 3 2 0 5 0
34 Bond, Graeme ? ? 0 0 14 13 1 3 0 3 2
4 Breen, Barry ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 3 0 4 1
17 Bromberg, Mordy ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 2 0 4 0
25 Cunningham, Geoff ? ? 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 0 0
10 Ditterich, Carl ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 4 21 1 3
48 Dunne, Jeff ? ? 0 0 13 7 6 0 0 0 0
22 Evans, Dale ? ? 0 0 13 10 3 2 0 3 1
29 Greene, Russell ? ? 3 0 25 23 2 1 0 0 2
5 Hunt, Rex ? ? 1 2 12 10 2 5 0 2 1
16 Lofts, Gary ? ? 0 0 9 7 2 0 0 0 3
15 O'Keefe, Maurice ? ? 0 0 25 15 10 5 0 1 1
9 Perovic, Val ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 3 0 1 0
31 Sarau, Jeff ? ? 1 1 8 6 2 4 17 1 1
49 Sartori, Ian ? ? 0 0 15 14 1 2 0 3 2
2 Sidebottom, Garry ? ? 0 0 5 4 1 1 2 1 1
13 Stevens, Phil ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 2 0 1 1
23 Tweeddale, Russell ? ? 1 1 10 6 4 1 0 2 3
27 Young, George ? ? 10 0 14 13 1 6 0 1 2
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 17 9 263 208 55 49 40 37 25

Fitzroy

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
6 Alexander, Ron ? ? 0 1 21 15 6 4 19 4 3
24 Beecroft, Bob ? ? 4 0 6 4 2 3 1 1 3
2 Brown, Brian ? ? 0 0 11 7 4 3 0 4 1
18 Brown, Peter ? ? 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 1
28 Carter, Rod ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 3 0 0 0
12 Conlan, Mick ? ? 2 0 8 8 0 1 0 0 3
16 Hansen, Chris ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 1 0 1 2
17 Hodges, Russ ? ? 0 0 15 13 2 0 0 3 2
7 Irwin, Warwick ? ? 4 2 14 11 3 0 0 0 2
13 Keays, Peter ? ? 0 0 10 7 3 6 0 1 0
30 Linton, Wayne ? ? 0 0 8 4 4 2 0 0 0
23 McCarthy, Gerald ? ? 0 1 8 5 3 1 3 0 2
19 McMahon, David ? ? 4 1 21 11 10 4 0 4 6
14 Padley, Barry ? ? 2 1 10 6 4 1 0 0 0
5 Quinlan, Bernie ? ? 2 1 34 29 5 8 1 1 1
10 Serafini, Laurie ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 5 0 1 2
8 Smith, Chris ? ? 0 0 12 8 4 8 0 0 2
21 Thompson, Alan ? ? 0 0 22 14 8 0 0 3 2
9 Walls, Robert ? ? 1 3 22 19 3 5 3 1 4
29 Wilson, Garry (ac) ? ? 1 1 38 25 13 10 0 1 1
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 20 14 288 207 81 65 27 25 37

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s